One year ago Mollie Hughes became the youngest female to climb Mount Everest from both Tibet to the north and Nepal to the south.

Mollie Hughes climbed Everest for a second time in 2017

Before her second ascent from the lofty Tibetan Plateau, Hughes prepared for her expedition in the mountains of Scotland - the bitter winter conditions and plethora of classic ice climbs serving the mountaineer well before her second visit to the roof of the world.

Speaking to the Scotsman, Hughes revealed: "There was a couple days [on Everest] where it was really snowy and windy and we didn’t have to go particularly far, but people started dropping out and they seemed to think the weather was too rough. Me and my British teammate were like if you were in Scotland right now this would be a nice day out."

A year after her triumphant second climb, Hughes revealed nine of her favourite Scottish walks.

The Ring of Steall

Consisting of exposed scrambles and narrow aretes, the Ring of Steall is revered and feared by Scottish walkers, but not the Everest conqueror.

The classic Scottish walk takes you to the top of four Munros and offers superb views of Ben Nevis and of the ridge itself.